Dearest Boys,
Spring was packed with good times and here are the pictures to prove it!
We met up with Grandma for our annual bluebonnet pics. What used to take us a half hour to capture, now gets knocked out in about 3 minutes!
And then my life changed.
Ok, dramatic a bit - but I did attend the best concert I've ever seen - THE Taylor Swift! I wouldn't have called myself a "Swiftie" prior to April 2, 2023 but I totally understand the hype after watching her stellar performance! Super thankful that Kate let me tag along on her birthday gift!
I might be biased, but I think the cheap seats had the best views!
Have I mentioned how much I like working at your school??
I got to see you present your STEM project!
Grandma & Grandpa hosted us for Easter again.
And they spoiled you two again.
That new Easter outfit came in handy as you were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society!
Spring baseball brought a little time on the mound!
Jax, you kept showing up in footage on our district's website!
Your high school soccer season ended and they celebrated with a banquet.
The celebrations continued as you got together for someone's birthday.
And we wanted to celebrate big on April 21st -- but you had a soccer game, Jax. So, we kept it simple with a stop to your favorite place post game.
And then we did hibachi with Grandpa and Grandma the next night!
A week later, we celebrated for real with some friends at Top Golf...
...and another trip to your favorite place!
The boys spent the night and we had birthday cake for breakfast the next morning!
That meant learner's permit time & you've been an excellent student!
May meant alllll the end-of-year goodness!
Such as the color run!
This picture was taken before Coach Vaughan nailed me with a color bomb INSIDE my mouth and nose!
You also had your final band concert.
And your last school sport of 7th grade!
Us adults got together to celebrate Justin's birthday but those smiles say IT'S ALMOST SUMMER!
Jax, your club team got together one last time to celebrate a great season.
Colt, you earned some awards at the end of the year ceremony. You were voted "Diamondback Spirit" for the 7th grade and you also got Honor Roll. You were unimpressed with Honor Roll though as it was for A/B Honor Roll after you got your first ever B (in your Gifted & Talented Class!)!
We had to do locker clean out so I snapped this pic of yours beforehand.
You were also awarded this shirt for being a 5 sport athlete - that means you were on every middle school sports team and that made for such a fun year!!
On the last day of school, my amazing team posed with huge smiles representing a super successful year!
We wasted no time in kicking off summer as Pine Cove was calling your name, Jackson.
I was blown away by how gorgeous it was at The Shores!
I stalked the camp's app all week and snagged a few pictures of you from their albums.
Colt, you chose not to go to Pine Cove this summer.
Instead, your big trip was with your baseball team. They competed in a World Series Tournament in Branson, Missouri. Some of the team made the road trip together in a sweet van!
We had team dinner at Lambert's - home of the throwed rolls!
Baseball players throwing bread across the restaurant - what could go wrong?!?
You and your team all stayed together in a dorm while the 3 of us stayed in a cute house down the road a bit.
When you weren't on the fields, your team fit in plenty of touristy fun!
One of your games was on Father's Day so we had to get a group pic.
We spent one of our free nights at putt putt.
Our days were mainly spent watching y'all play ball.
We hit a local course on your one day off!
Keeping up with y'all is my very favorite hobby!
